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A square coil of side 0.1 m, with 50 turns, carries 1 A in a 0.2 T field. The maximum torque on the coil is

A0.05 N·m
B0.02 N·m
C0.1 N·m
D1.0 N·m
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 0.1 N·m
1. Magnetic moment m = NIA. 2. Area A = (0.1)² = 0.01 m²; m = 50 × 1 × 0.01 = 0.5 A·m². 3. Maximum torque τ_max = mB (when m is perpendicular to B). 4. τ_max = 0.5 × 0.2 = 0.1 N·m. _Source: syllabus Physics Ch 4 "Moving Charges and Magnetism", §4.10.1_
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